USNS Comfort

a doctor shining a light into a young girl's mouth

Venezuelan American doctors ‘come back to our people’ on US Navy hospital ship

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The USNS Comfort served thousands of desperate Venezuelan refugees in Colombia who’ve fled their country’s life-threatening food and medical scarcities. The ship anchored off Riohacha, Colombia as part of a three-month, four-nation Latin American tour, helping with everything from hernia operations to eye cataract removals.

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